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Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 93, 14 March 1884, Page 3

Mr Macarttiur has telegraphed to the Minister of Public Works asking when Mr Rochfort may be expected to commence the survey of the Oroua Valley, He also eta ted that the public were get" ting very impatient, Mr Mitchelso.i'o reply (says the Star) will be interesting, A considerable, number of the salmon tioqt ova by the lonic died on the pasia»e, but the remainder are m good condition.' A copper lode 16 feet thick has been' discovered near the Whitecliffs railway railway etatioa, Malvern, Canterbury district. Tho copper was exposed by a Jand-slip. i

Tlie Hub U td.lttt.ve, F..xton for \Vttlititfton at I<> o'clock to-'iiKUt, uhd the Tui at 10 o'clock tomorrow night. Tha Kennedy Foniiiy reached Palqieto' lotrto-diy by the n- on I tain fr'>iu WanK.uiu ; , and left shortly after by special I coach for Nupier. There will be a meeting of the Palmewton abhdol Cotnmitlee this evening at 7. '0 o'c'ock m the school house. It is understood that Mr Isaac WiUnn, M.H.R. forKai.'po, wi!l resign his set Vbis-moutb, an I it v repotted thdt --ir \V.;£"oi will be aak d 1 to become a cauai« dite., . The return cricket match between the Oroua aad K«n|;itikei (Jounty teams will { not be played to-morrow as the Marlon j men wiil not couie up to the Bcratch. j Monday, the 17th in?t., (St. Parick|s Day). has been proclaimed a public holiday by the Mayor. .Matene Taipo'n, the; Maori who re-' ceiitly "kicked, and .otherwise illtreaietl his native paramour, Mararo, at P»riruß, recently, and of ! whose whereaboutsnothing wa* kuown since the occurrence, has been arrested on Mana Island, and lodged m ihe Wellington lockup. , Owing to the fearful pale m the Channel on the 26th and 27th ipst., the 1 lonic was detained two days m the D.mn.*, mid did not embark her immigrants at Ply • mouth till 28ih January. ■ Spmfl further JustioJff of the Peace hsive b('e i gazetted m the Wanganui dis» "tricf. ' ' „ ..,...-. O.ne soji.tary p;i«3enger ;went by the special train from Feilding to Fox ton to, wittresiß the Foxton Reßfttta. .The Star hoped he would enjoy himself. • ' ■ Trjoae desi/ous '' or' taking aharea m the Soap and Candle Company fire requested to make. early applicationto the secretary »• Mr-Wftlton. . ' ' j . 'A strong robust youn? mih named Jojjahsen, residing on tha Foxtba Ijine, 21, years of !; ag«> died. th\s^ morning from .an attack of, inflammation of ! the lungs; His death (a a aeyere blo,^ td; his relativps. ''' „. • ..-. -.■ i ■-' ■." ' AVention- is directed -,to i^ie altered ddvertiseifieht 1! from , the Readj; Money Store.' '■•■■'[ 'r"''' ■''■ '■ ;.';■;.': ; . '•' The" 'Wangftnni'Cbroniole. reproduces the i statement from a local cpntemporary hat "The Palmeraron : llbrticultural ; Society has dropped out of enstenrfe^and) thatijt was " a BicK affair, from.tha start: because it was apparently run' for the 1 horibur and gJory of one or.. two indivi-: duals," &c.; Ac. This is the natural, effect of birds seeking to foul thefrbwn ne-.lp. ,- • : ; ... . „, ? ;• !